The Derby Ram
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the-derby-ram-168-1083925
title:
The Derby Ram
text:
"The Derby Ram" or "As I was Going to Derby" is a traditional tall tale English folk song that tells the story of a ram of gargantuan proportions and the difficulties involved in butchering, tanning, and otherwise processing its carcass. The song is thought to have developed from ancient pagan rituals involving the worship of rams. In the local area, it was associated with the "Old Tup" custom, a form of hoodening. The song was extremely popular in Britain by the eighteenth century, and naturall
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Traditional song
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Derby_Ram
date created:
2008-04-25T14:50:56Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T22:26:30Z
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